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39553

ZIP 39553 is Gautier, Mississippi, in Jackson County; area code 228; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Population
17,225
Coordinates
30.4154, -88.6457
☼ Live from 39553 — Gautier, MS

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Where 39553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39553
  • 🔢 Type 39553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,553 = 37 × 1069. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39552 (Escatawpa, MS, 2 mi away) and 39555 (Hurley, MS, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39553 becomes 35593 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vina, AL, 274 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33559, 33595, 33955, 35593, 35953, 39355, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95353 in Modesto, CA, 1,908 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯858 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39553 and you would come out at 30.42°S, 91.35°E — 1,309 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 28.3 square miles of land, 39553 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,225This ZIP17,225
Households6,662This ZIP6,662
Housing units7,422This ZIP7,422
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,460This ZIP$57,460Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$165,600This ZIP$165,600Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$994This ZIP$994Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density609.5 / sq miThis ZIP609.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments236This ZIP236
Employees3,469This ZIP3,469
Annual payroll$148,993,000This ZIP$148,993,000
Tax returns filed7,750This ZIP7,750
Total adjusted gross income$435,207,000This ZIP$435,207,000

Land area

Land area28.26 sq miThis ZIP28.26 sq mi
Water area1.85 sq miThis ZIP1.85 sq mi

Other place names in 39553

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 39553

ZIPCityDistance
39552 Escatawpa, MS 1.9 mi
39568 Pascagoula, MS 1.9 mi
39569 Pascagoula, MS 6.3 mi
39567 Pascagoula, MS 6.5 mi
39563 Moss Point, MS 6.8 mi
39595 Pascagoula, MS 6.9 mi
39564 Ocean Springs, MS 7.5 mi
39581 Pascagoula, MS 10.1 mi
39566 Ocean Springs, MS 10.9 mi
39562 Moss Point, MS 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39553?

39553 is in Gautier, Mississippi, in Jackson County, part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4154, -88.6457.

What county is 39553 in?

39553 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 39553?

Gautier uses area code 228, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 39553 in?

39553 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39553?

About 17,225 people live in ZIP code 39553, in 6,662 households, at 609.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 39553?

$57,460 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39553?

The closest are 39552 (1.9 mi), 39568 (1.9 mi), 39569 (6.3 mi), 39567 (6.5 mi) and 39563 (6.8 mi).

Is 39553 a PO Box ZIP code?

39553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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